Men II Boyz: predictable Salon take on boy bands – nothing much to disagree with but no real insights either (particularly as it almost entirely sidesteps the music). Interesting that the relatively bland “I Want It That Way” has be[…]

Josh can intellectualise about it and quote fancy Russian words all he likes but he has still made a list: Top five almost-best-end-of-album songs. This actually brings up something I was going to say about Fred’s Pixies review last week, which[…]

PAUL BEARER AND THE HEARSEMEN – “I’ve Been Thinking” (MP3)
THE STANDELLS – “Dirty Water” (MP3)
Yes, I admit it, my own greed undid me: while attempting to swap a CD-R’s worth of hooky MP3s from work to […]

It’s a weblog all about Britney. Um, yeah![…]

A nice, clear, enthusiastic guide to New Zealand and Japanese Psychedelic Noise, which promises an MP3 of Acid Mothers Temple (hooray!) but my connection is too slow to check that out today.[…]

Another review of last year’s magnificent Position Normal record.[…]

BLACK BOX RECORDER – “The Facts Of Life” (CD Single, released 10/4/00)
Luke Haines is a fantastic example of what happens when musicians get room to develop. Play the first couple of Auteurs albums now – remembering that at th[…]

Hooray for Bassquake for being arsed to type up The 100 Greatest Dance Singles of All Time, from an old issue of Muzik I rather suspect. And speaking of rather suspect, this plainly dates from the era when that magazine considered breakbeats distinct[…]

Do we like lists? Yes yes – preparing for the top 100 singles of the 80s I find myself reading through Ego Trip’s Singles and falling into a haze of nostalgia (and envy for anyone who’s actually heard all of these).[…]

look at what i found.. is a blog with lots of links relating to the kind of indie rock which to my shame I’m unlikely ever to cover much.[…]